How to Draw a Jellyfish (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a jellyfish, start with a dome-shaped bell with a wavy bottom. Add two eyes and a smile, then wavy tentacles under the bell. Finish with round spots on top.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Pink, light pink, dark pink and purple crayons
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Teaching this to a class?
Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.
How to draw a jellyfish step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a dome-shaped bell with a wavy bottom edge.
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Step 2 of 6: Add two round eyes with shine dots and a small smile on the bell.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw three long wavy tentacles under the left half of the bell.
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Step 4 of 6: Add three more wavy tentacles under the right half of the bell, to make a full row of six.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw five round spots on top: one big spot in the middle and two small ones on each side.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the bell pink, the spots light pink and the tentacles purple. Add dark pink cheeks.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Draw the wavy bottom of the bell like a row of small hills.
Tip: Make the tentacles different lengths. It looks like they are floating.
Make it yours
Glowing jellyfish
Color the paper dark blue around the jellyfish and leave a light ring around it.
Jellyfish family
Draw two small jellyfish floating next to the big one.
Under the sea
Add bubbles, seaweed and a small fish around the jellyfish.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The tentacles look stiff
Draw each tentacle as a wavy line pair with a rounded end.
The bell bottom is flat
Make the bottom edge wavy, with small bumps all the way across.
The tentacles touch the face
Start the tentacles at the wavy edge, under the bell, not on the face.
Fun facts about the jellyfish
Jellyfish are about 95 percent water. Only about five percent of a jellyfish's body is solid matter. (Source: NOAA Ocean Service)
Jellyfish have no brain, blood or heart. A simple nerve net lets them smell, detect light and respond to other stimuli. (Source: NOAA Ocean Service)
A jellyfish's body parts radiate from a central axis. This lets it detect and respond to food or danger from any direction. (Source: NOAA Ocean Service)
Questions grown-ups ask
How can I draw a jellyfish easily?
Draw a dome-shaped bell with a wavy bottom, then a face. Add a row of six wavy tentacles under the bell and five round spots on top.
How to make a simple jellyfish?
Use one dome for the bell and long wavy line pairs for the tentacles. Two eyes and a smile make it cute.
How to draw a jellyfish for kids?
Start with the bell, then the face, the left tentacles, the rest of the tentacles and the spots. Color the bell pink and the tentacles purple last.
If your tentacles came out extra wiggly, that's fine. Your jellyfish is floating along. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.